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Solved!! How to permanently turn off smart shuffle?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI just noticed that a new "smart shuffle mode" putting unwanted "smart recommendations" in my queue was added to my desktop app. How to turn it off permanently or at least make th...

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Solved!! Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play a song I get the following error message "Spotify can't play this right now. If you have the file on your computer you can import it"I have tried all t...

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Solved!! Disable Video on desktop app

There no X or way to close or stop a video on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.64.408.g0a9b557c

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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic Troubleshooting: Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows ar...

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Superuser Contribution Dragging album into folder to create playlist names the playlist by album name, then artist name

PlanPremiumCountry US Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue If I'm viewing an album, and want to save it as a playlist, I know of two quick ways to do so:1. click the little button with three dots next to the "save" button, and select "add ...

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Plan Premium Country  US   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  If I'm viewing an album, and want to save it as a playlist, I know of two quick ways to do ...

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Solved!! No Music Plays - Requires a re-install each day

Plan: FreeCountry: UKDevice: Windows PCOperating System: Windows 10 Pro My Question or Issue:Since Tuesday (13/11/18), when I start Spotify (Spotify is configured not to start when Windows starts), no songs play. I double click a song or highlight a ...

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Plan: Free Country: UK Device: Windows PC Operating System: Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue: Since Tuesday (13/11/18), when I start Spotify (Spotify is configured not to start...

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Song Popup

PlanFreeCountry ItalyDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSome months ago everytime I was pressing the volume buttons a popup next to the volume was appearing. Even If for some people It was annoying, I found it very useful, es...

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Plan Free Country  Italy Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Some months ago everytime I was pressing the volume buttons a popup next to the volume w...

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This Playlist is Currently Empty

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Understanding the Queue

Forgive me if this belongs in general help. I'm not sure if this is a bug, a feature, or just stupidity on my part. At work, I've been recently using the queue to listen to music to load up albums if I have a minute or two of idle time instead of wai...

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Forgive me if this belongs in general help. I'm not sure if this is a bug, a feature, or just stupidity on my part.  At work, I've been recently using the queue to listen to music to load up a...

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spotify cuts out when using my HEOS sound bar

I have the HEO app on my Iphone and when I try to stream Spotify via bluetooth it cuts out every 15mins or so and I have to reconnect.PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDevice(iPhone 8,Operating Systemwindows My Question or Issue

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I have the HEO app on my Iphone and when I try to stream Spotify  via bluetooth it cuts out every 15mins or so and I have to reconnect. Plan Premium Country  Australia Device (iPhone ...

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I can´t play songs that are not in my playlist!

PlanFreeCountry SwedenDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I can´t play songs that I have not added to my playlist from before. When I try to play these songs I have not added to my playlist frpm before, I get a picture with a blac...

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Plan Free Country  Sweden Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I can´t play songs that I have not added to my playlist from before. When I try to pla...

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adding new songs and not showing

PlanFreeCountry TurkeyDeviceNotebookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issuewhen add some songs to a list, the not showing them and when adding again it says already added and new ones will be duplicate. even i add them as duplicates they also...

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Plan Free Country  Turkey Device Notebook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue when add some songs to a list, the not showing them and when adding again it says alre...

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Cant change my country

hey im living in israel but somehow my account is set to canada, i succses to login (via web only, but with software it dosent let me to log in) when i try to change my country settings to israel and clicking the save button, it says "We're sorry, th...

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hey im living in israel but somehow my account is set to canada, i succses to login (via web only, but with software it dosent let me to log in) when i try to change my country settings to israel and...

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Spotify Connect won't change device

I'm having an issue with Spotify Connect today - it won't let me change playback device, which I have always been able to do before. I last played a song on one of my Echo Dots. Spotify got stubbornly stuck on that song on that device, and wouldn't a...

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  I'm having  an issue with Spotify Connect today - it won't let me change playback device, which I have always been able to do before. I last played a song on one of my Echo Dots. Spotify...

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Some Questions about creating Playlists

Plan PremiumCountry AustriaWindows 8.1 Desktop My Question or IssueMy song library on Spotify now includes about 1000 songs and I would like to organize them now in playlists.Why is not it possible to mark multiple songs and move them all together to...

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Plan Premium Country Austria Windows 8.1 Desktop   My Question or Issue My song library on Spotify now includes about 1000 songs and I would like to organize them now in playlists...

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I can't share Spotify on Instagram Stories

I tried to solve them by updating both applications but the problem persists. What I've noticed is that the option to share in the stories of Instagram is enabled until the moment I start a session on the Instagram account, where this option disappea...

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I tried to solve them by updating both applications but the problem persists.   What I've noticed is that the option to share in the stories of Instagram is enabled until the moment I start a...

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Can't play songs that haven't been saved

PlanPremium Country Brazil DevicePC Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I can't play any songs that haven't been saved to my library yet (for example, when I search for a song or click on one of the suggested playlists in the Browse scree...

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Plan Premium   Country  Brazil   Device PC   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I can't play any songs that haven't been saved to my librar...

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cannot download old playlist get to 95% finshed then waiting

device windows 10 wont download od playlist gets to 95% done and says waiting all the time!. turned off anti virus ect. tried hot spot on phone for downloading. tried changing playlist location. but it will allow new playlists to be downloaded. help ...

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device windows 10   wont download od playlist gets to 95% done and says waiting all the time!. turned off anti virus ect. tried hot spot on phone for downloading. tried changing playlist locat...

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Local files will not play in queue

PlanFreeCountry DeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue When Im listening to my playlist, local files will never play when they are next. They will only play if I double click on them

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Plan Free Country   Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  When Im listening to my playlist, local files will never play when they are next. They ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify always goes back to certain tracks i've played. Not the last played.

When I'm listening to music in Spotify I always switch from music (duh)But when I restart my PC and want to continue the music I was listening to before,it just plays certain songs... For example, I was listening to London Posse for some time, but af...

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When I'm listening to music in Spotify I always switch from music (duh) But when I restart my PC and want to continue the music I was listening to before, it just plays certain songs... For ex...

Peter

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[Desktop] Update deleted downloaded songs

Updated the desktop client. All downloaded songs disappeared and had to download them again.PlanPremiumDeviceAsus VivoBookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue

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Updated the desktop client. All downloaded songs disappeared and had to download them again. Plan Premium Device Asus VivoBook Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  

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Scrolling Issues (at least with a large playlist)

Firstly, I have a large playlist of almost 150hrs of music and I've noticed these issues with only this large playlist. Sometimes when I have used my mouse scroll for a while I suddenly can no longer use my mouse scroll until I scroll slightly using ...

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Firstly, I have a large playlist of almost 150hrs of music and I've noticed these issues with only this large playlist.   Sometimes when I have used my mouse scroll for a while I suddenly can ...

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Spotify won't play most songs

I'm using the desktop app, not the Windows 10 store version. Some songs/albums work as they should when I play them, but most of the time when I try to play a song it won't even begin. The scroll wheel remains at 0 and there isn't even an album cover...

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I'm using the desktop app, not the Windows 10 store version. Some songs/albums work as they should when I play them, but most of the time when I try to play a song it won't even begin. The scroll whe...

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